Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Tore Sjöstrand | ||||||||||
| Dates | 3 August (heats) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games took place on 3 and 5 August. The final was won by Swede Tore Sjöstrand. Sjöstrand's compatriots, Erik Elmsäter and Göte Hagström took 2nd and 3rd place.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing Olympic records was as follows.
 Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)
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Olympic record | 9:03.8 | Berlin, Germany | 8 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 3 August 1948 | 16:15 | Round 1 |
| Thursday 5 August 1948 | 16:15 | Final |
Results
Round 1
Round 1 was held on 3 August. The first four runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Elmsäter |  Sweden |
9:15.0 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandre Guyodo |  France |
9:17.2 | Q |
| 3 | Pentti Siltaloppi |  Finland |
9:22.4 | Q |
| 4 | Constantino Miranda |  Spain |
9:24.2 | Q |
| 5 | Đorđe Stefanović |  Yugoslavia |
9:39.6 | |
| 6 | John Doms |  Belgium |
9:41.8 | |
| 7 | Peter Curry |  Great Britain |
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| 8 | Bob McMillen |  United States |
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| 9 | Vasilios Mavrapostolos |  Greece |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raphaël Pujazon | France |
9:20.8 | Q |
| 2 | Göte Hagström | Sweden |
9:22.6 | Q |
| 3 | Petar Šegedin | Yugoslavia |
9:25.0 | Q |
| 4 | Browning Ross | United States |
9:30.4 | Q |
| 5 | Alf Olesen |  Denmark |
9:33.6 | |
| 6 | Lucien Theys | Belgium |
9:37.4 | |
| 7 | Mustafa Özcan |  Turkey |
(9:38.4est) | |
| 8 | Paavo Toivari | Finland |
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| 9 | Geoffrey Tudor | Great Britain |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tore Sjöstrand | Sweden |
9:21.0 | Q |
| 2 | Aarne Kainlauri | Finland |
9:25.8 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Everaert | Belgium |
9:26.4 | Q |
| 4 | Roger Chesneau | France |
9:27.6 | Q |
| 5 | Cahit Önel | Turkey |
9:28.4 | |
| 6 | Whitey Overton | United States |
10:14.4 | |
| 7 | Rene Howell | Great Britain |
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| 8 | Paul Frieden |  Luxembourg |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tore Sjöstrand | Sweden |
9:04.6 | |
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Erik Elmsäter | Sweden |
9:08.2 | |
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Göte Hagström | Sweden |
9:11.8 | |
| 4 | Alexandre Guyodo | France |
9:13.6 | |
| 5 | Pentti Siltaloppi | Finland |
9:19.6 | |
| 6 | Petar Šegedin | Yugoslavia |
9:20.4 | |
| 7 | Browning Ross | United States |
9:24.1 | |
| 8 | Constantino Miranda | Spain |
9:26.6 | |
| 9 | Robert Everaert | Belgium |
9:28.2 | |
| 10 | Aarne Kainlauri | Finland |
9:29.0 | |
| 11 | Roger Chesneau | France |
9:30.2 | |
| Raphaël Pujazon | France |
DNF |
Key: DNF = Did not finish
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1948 London: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
External links
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.